The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-10
EDITOR 0'BRIEN IN A FOG
THE UMBRIA UNABLE TO FIND
HER WAY INTO PORT.


Aboard Goes Down the Bay to Seek
for the Coming Visitor-Healy Cues
tions the Government on Egan's
Proposition to Return.
LONDON, May ct. NJ. Healy, in the
House of Commons this afternoon, asked
what answer had been returned by the
government to tho letter of Patrick Egan,
Treasurer of the Land League, offering TO
return to Dublin and stand trial for the
charges against him provided the venue in
his case was not removed from Dublin.
Col. King -Harman, Parliamentary Secre-
tuy for Ireland, replied that no reply had
been sent, for the reason that no such letter
had been received. laughter
Mr.. Healy then requested w. II. Smith,
First Lord of the Treasury, to state that it
was the intention of the government to
sanction the conduct Of Mr.. Balfour, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, in deliberately alb
staining from coming into the House until
the questions on the paper relating to Ire
land were all over.
Mr.. Smith submitted that that sort of a
question should not be put. The exigen-
cies Of the country, he said, re-
quired Mr.. Balfour to attend to
department of the government outside the
House, and in the interval replies TO ques-
tions respecting Irish affairs were usually
given by the Parliamentary Under Secre-
tary Col. King Harman).
MR. HEALY PROTESTS.
Mr. Healy--If my friends and are to be
left to the mercy of this Orangeman I shall
direct attention to the matter.
Speaker Peel-Order. This interruption
is most unparliamentary.
Arthur O'Connor, member for East Done
gal, then intimated that in consequence of
the attitude of the government on the
Times charges, he refused to continue to
serve as a member of the commission of in
quiry into civil service. [Parnellite cheers. ]
The House then went into committee and
consideration of the Irish crimes act amend
ment bill was resumed
Mr. Clancey, Nationalist member for
North Dublin, moved an amendment to the
effect that magisterial inquiries into cases of
alleged crime under the bill be conducted in
public.
Mr.. Balfour opposed this.
Mr.. Clancey's amendment was rejected by
a vote of 1SS to 13l.
HEALY OFFERS AN AMENDMENT.
After several minor amendments had been
disposed of Mr. Healy moved that any one
as a witness could hold an action for com
pensation against the magistrates
The Attorney General opposed the amend
ment.
James Stuart, home rule Radical, moved
to report progress.
w Ii. smith objected on the ground that
amendments to first section should first be
dealt with.
Mr.. Morley supported the motion.
Hal ,l,a,b in ixyicip
which resulted in the motion being rejected
by vote of 249 to l76
Mr.. Healy asked the government to state
their views on his amendment
Mr.. Smith replied that their answer had
been given He then moved for clotlIre,
and the motion was adopted by vote of
249 to 10.
Mr.. Chamberlain having returned, the
Unionists will now determine what amend
ments they will propose to the crimes bill.
Mr.. Wallace's motion was rejected by a
vote of 245 to 16l, and Mr.. Smith then
moved to put the question on the whole re
naming portion of the first section of the
bill. The chairman, however, declined to
put cloture because Of six amendments
which the motion would exclude. This de-
cision was received with loud applause.
At 4.30 o'clock this morning the House
was still sitting. Eventually Mr.. Smiths
progress was reported.
A TRIBUNAL PROPOSED.
The Earl of Carnarvon Conservative
writes to the Times suggesting that, as it is
intolerable to allow the Dillon Times ques-
tion to rest in it's present state, n special
tribunal be created outside of Parliament
invested with full powers TO call witnesses
and to which decision of the matter shall be
left. While expressing confidence in the
impartiality OF the proposed tribunal the
Times says it is doubtful whether the Par
nellites would consent to submit their case
to such tribunal.
SEIZURE JUSTIFIED.
DUBLIN, May 9.--In the case of John Dill
lon against Police Inspectors OBrien and
Davis for assault and illegal seizure of money
and papers, at Loughrea, the Court of
Queens Bench has adjudged that the con-
duct of the police was lawful 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Dillon and other mem
bers Of the league were closeted in room
in hotel at Loughrea receiving and re-
ceipting for moneys paid them as trustees,
| by tenants, under the plan of campaign.
| The police, without warning, broke into the
room and by force took from Mr.. Dillon the
money and papers he had in his possession
ut the time. Mr.. Dillon at once had the In
| spectors, who were responsible, arrested,
the plaintiff taking the ground that he was
| not violating any law and that the
action of the police was an assault unwar-
ranted and Illegal.
The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland has pro-
| hibited Nationalist meeting at counter
| Orange demonstration announced to be held
at Armagh tomorrow. Great excitement
prevails Police are arriving there to re-
inforce the local authorities. The returns
of the Irish Land Commission for January
| and February show that 454 rent cases were
adjudged and rents were fixed to the amount
OF ~ ,394, the holdings in question having
| previously been rented at Rl0,507.
o'BRIENs ARRIVAL.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The steamship Um-
| bria, with William O'Blien, editor Of United
ireland, and Bishop Ireland, of Minnesota,
ON board, was unable TO cross the bar AT
| high water this morning on account of a
| fog and will now remain at anchor outside
until o'clock this evening. Whom this
news was communicated TO the reception
committee, who went early 10 the Cunard
pier to greet the distinguished passengers,
! they ut once notified John H. Starin TO pro-
cure a steamboat for them that they might
| 20 down the bay TO accord the welcome.
THE uMBRIA's ARRIVAL.
The Cnnard steamship Umbria arrived
| off the llghtship and anchored at G:13 o'clock
| Saturday afternoon, but was detained by q
dense fog, and no information OF her pres
| ence was received here until Sunday after
noon at $50 O'Clock. A boat was then sent
| n.